2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

STARTING BEFORE MAY 2015 AND LASTING UNTIL 11/19/15, THE YELLOW WARNING DASHBOARD LIGHTS, GAUGES, AND DIC WOULD OCCASIONALLY GO BERSERK WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I WAS ON AN INTERSTATE AROUND 8AM IN THE MORNING IN MAY OF 2015. AT THE SAME TIME DURING THESE EPISODES, THE SHIFTING OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD BE JERKY. THE LIGHTS WOULD "SETTLE DOWN" AFTER LONG ENOUGH, BUT SOME COMBINATION OF LIGHTS ALWAYS REMAINED ON AT THE END OF THE EPISODES, SUCH AS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SECURITY LIGHT, AND ABS LIGHT. THE CAR WOULD SEEM TO RETURN TO NORMAL SOMETIMES AFTER BEING RESTARTED. I HAD A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP CHECK IT OUT IN 5/15/2015 AND THEY FOUND NOTHING. SOMETIMES DURING THESE EPISODES, THE POWER STEERING WOULD ALSO LOSE POWER. THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND I HAD A MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT AND HE PUT IN A NEW IGNITION SWITCH 11/19/15. THE CAR HAS NOT GONE BERSERK SINCE THEN, BUT THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK RELIABLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ONCE, BUT WENT OFF. THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAS FAILED TO WORK TWICE SINCE THEN TOO. THE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO TEMPORARILY STOPPED WORKING.

RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, I BEGAN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN WHILE APPLYING MY BRAKES AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP SO THAT I COULD NOT TURN. I WAS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD AND FORTUNATELY NO OTHER TRAFFIC WAS AROUND ME. EVENTUALLY IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL ALSO SEIZE UP SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING 5MPH OR LESS AND MAKING A SHARP TURN. I HAVE NOT HAD THE FEB 2015 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000) OR JULY 2014 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 ) RECALL WORK DONE AND THE NHTSA WEBSITE SHOWS 0 OPEN RECALLS FOR MY VIN #. I BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED IN DECEMBER OF 2015 AND THE SLOW SPEED STEERING LOSS HAPPENS REGULARLY.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFICE MY STEERING WHEEL STOPPED WORKING AND IT BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER. I WAS NEARLY HIT WHILE HAVING TO CROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND WHILE STOPPING ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY I HIT THE GUARDRAIL BECAUSE I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR. THIS ALSO CAUSED A TRAFFICE JAM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED RECENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

CHEVY MALIBU RECALL. MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING. IT IS A REAL SAFETY HAZZARD WHEN I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL GO OUT! MY VIN # IS NOT ON THE LIST TO GET FIXED BUT FITS THE RECALL DESCRIPTION! I EVEN HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THE RECALL ACCRUED AND HAD THE PROBLEM CONFIRMED BY A GM SPECIALIST. PLEASE ADD MY VIN TO THE LIST SO MY SAFETY IS NOT IN DANGER WHEN I DRIVE! *JS

ON OCT. 31ST I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND TURNED ON THE SEAT HEATER. A FEW SECONDS LATER I NOTICED THE SEAT GOT EXTREMELY HOT SO I QUICKLY TURNED IT OFF. WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY CAR THERE WAS A HOLE IN MY SEAT WHERE THE HEATER IS!

CHEVY MALIBU RECALL. MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING. IT IS A REAL SAFETY HAZZARD WHEN I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL GO OUT! MY VIN # IS NOT ON THE LIST TO GET FIXED BUT FITS THE RECALL DESCRIPTION! I EVEN HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THE RECALL ACCRUED AND HAD THE PROBLEMOST CONFIRMED BY A GM SPECIALIST. PLEASE ADD MY VIN TO THE LIST SO MY SAFETY IS NOT IN DANGER WHEN I DRIVE!

A SQUEAKING SOUND IS COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WHENEVER I AM SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE SEAT SQUEAKS WORSE WHEN THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. UPON EXAMINATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SEAT FRAME WAS BROKEN AT THE POINT WHERE THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ANCHORS TO THE SEAT FRAME. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IS WELL MAINTAINED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET MALIBUS, PONTIAC G6 AND SATURN AURA MODELS: HTTP://WWW.CHEVYMALIBUFORUM.COM/FORUMS/PRINTTHREAD.PHP?T=26433&PP=40.